Fixed telephone subscriptions in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 11 per 100 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Upper middle income, 1975–2025
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions in Upper middle income is 11 per 100 people, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Upper middle income peaked at 22.52 per 100 people in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.06 per 100 people, in 1975.
That places Upper middle income 19th out of 48 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.23 per 100 people | 1.06 per 100 people | 1.4 per 100 people | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.01 per 100 people | 1.49 per 100 people | 2.68 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.72 per 100 people | 2.9 per 100 people | 10.05 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.85 per 100 people | 12.02 per 100 people | 22.52 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.62 per 100 people | 13.2 per 100 people | 20.21 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.1 per 100 people | 11 per 100 people | 12.8 per 100 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 17 Bermuda 43.59 per 100 people compare
- 18 Guam 43.17 per 100 people compare
- 19 Barbados 42.97 per 100 people compare
- 20 Northern Mariana Islands 42.26 per 100 people compare
- 21 South Korea 41.17 per 100 people compare
- 22 Luxembourg 39.81 per 100 people compare
More infrastructure data for Upper middle income
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 313.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 132.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.76 billion (2025)
- Air transport, passengers carried 1.39 billion (2023)
- Air transport, freight 48,207 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 10.76 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 18,560 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 6,090 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 88.8% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 14.7% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Upper middle income?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Upper middle income was 11 per 100 people in 2025, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 22.52 per 100 people in 2007.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 per 100 people in 1975.
- How does Upper middle income rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Upper middle income ranks 19th out of 48 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Upper middle income data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.